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W. S. MALLARD. GLAZIERS POINT SETTER.

No. 581,960. Patented May 4, 1897.

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IVILLIAM S. MALLARD, OF DARIEN, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPHHILTON, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

GLAZIERS POINT SETTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 1 Letters Patent No. 581,960, dated May 4,1897. Application filed June 17, 1896. fierial No. 595,911. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. MALLARD,

residing at Darien, in the county of McIntosh and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new 5 and Improved Glaziers Point-Setter, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention, which relates more particularly to improvements ona similar implement shown and described in another ap- I plication,Serial No. 578,438, filed by me February 7, 1896, primarily seeks toprovide a glaziers point-setter of a very simple con struction embodyinga very few parts, easily manipulated, and effective for the intended Ipurposes.

My present invention also seeks to provide an implement of the kindstated having the automatic point feeding and holding devices soarranged that the point can be quickly and accurately fed in closecontact with the face of the glass with a minimum finger-pressure andforced in place by hand-pressure on the implement in the direction ofthe sash, so that all danger of breaking the glass incident toa suddenimpact force in devices of this kind having springbperated impact orhammer member will be positively overcome.

Furthermore, this invention has for its obj ect to provide apoint-setter having the point holder and feed devices and the pushermember so combined that a proper gage for the depth to which the pointis to be set can be maintained.

Another and essential fcatu re of this in vention is the simplifiedarrangement of the several parts, whereby the operator can use his handfor holding the glass in place while holding the implement and the feeddevices set by a slight movement of one of the fingers.

With other objects in view, which will hereinafter be referred to, myinvention consists in a glaziers implement of the peculiar and novelconstruction such as will be first described in detail and thenspecifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawin gs,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view.Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same, showing the parts in theposition they assume after the point has been set. Fig. 3 illustratesthe manner of manipulating th e point-holder and feed devices to feedthe point in position for set ting. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on theline 4 4 of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail inverted plan views of theunder face of the implement, illustrating the position the feed devicesand bottom plate assume when adjusted as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. '7is a detail view of a bottom plate and feed device adapted for trianglebrads or points, and Fig. 8 is a view illustrating the several partswhich constitute myimproved glaziers implement sep' arated.

In my former application, above referred to, the magazine or brad-holderis a fixed member and the pusher member is connected with a slidablehandle portion, and such fixed holder is held to abut the sash as theslidable portions are forced back by thumb-pressure against the holder.

In the present construction of my improved implement the handle andpusher portions form a fixed or rigid member, While the mag azine orpoint-holder is movable and held to slide on the pusher portion, sucharrangement of parts producing a much simplified form of implement andadmittin g of a much freer use of the hand.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which the same letters ofreference indicate like parts in all the figures, A indicates a shoemember which consists of a fiat bearing portion a, provided at the frontend with a -shaped recess a when the implement is adapted to set diamondpoints (see Figs. 5 and 6) and with a ]-shaped recess a as shown in Fig.7, when adapted to set triangle points.

The member A, which is integrally formed with the slotted member B,which extends at right angles from member A, is also provided on itsouter face with a longitudinal groove 0, in which the lower end of themagazine or point-holder is held to slide, as clearlyshown in Figs. 2and 4, by reference to whichit will be observed such holder comprises ahollow member D, projected outward in front of and parallel with theframe portion B and has its outer end extended to form a bearing-shankE, in which is journaled a turn-plate E, in

which the spring-actuated plunger F is held to slide in the mannerclearly illustrated in the drawings, such arrangement of the plungerpermitting of a free swing movement thereof out of line with thefeed-opening d of the magazine when it is desired to load the same withpoints.

Normally the front edge of the magazine D is held in line with the frontend of the shoe A, it being obvious that when held in such position thesolid portion of the bottom plate a will extend sufficiently over thedischargemouth (1 of the magazine to hold the points properly within thesaid magazine, it being understood that when diamond-shaped points areused the magazine in cross-section has its point-receiving chamber of acorresponding shape in cross-section, and when triangular brads are usedit is of a triangular shape in cross-section.

The frame member I; is slotted at B for a purpose presently explained,and at the lower end it is apertured, as at b, for the passage of theguide-rod d of the magazine,tl1e outer end of which has a transverse pinor head d, between which and the member 13 is held the retractile springG, which serves to draw the magazine to its normal position.

The lower end of the magazine D has lateral extensions D which fit thegroove a in the shoe A and which serve to hold the said magazine inproper position, the said lower end of the magazine D being held frompulling out of the groove a by the cap-plates II, as most clearly shownin Fig. 4.

The rear edge of the magazine or holder D has aheel portion D, withwhich engages the end j of a crank-lever J, fulcrumed at j in the slot Band having its member arranged in close relation to the handle K, sothat it can be easily engaged by the index-linger, as shown in Fig. 3,for a purpose presently described.

The handle K is secured on the tang 13 of the member 13, which is bentdown in a plane parallel with the shoe A.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the manner in which myimproved implement isoperated is best explained as follows:

Then it is desired to set the points, the operator rests the shoeagainst the glass pane,with the magazine D adjacent but not necessarilyin close contact with the edge of the sash in which it is desired to setthe point. By gently pressing against the memberj of the lever with theindex-finger, as shown in Fig. 3, the magazine I). can be slid out to apoint sufficient to uncover the mouth (1 to allow the lowermost point tobe forced out against the glass with its rear edge in position to beengaged by the recessed end of the bottom or pusher plate. Now by movingthe entire implement in the direction of the sash it is obvious that asthe magazine contacts therewith it becomes the fixed member and as thehandle is further forced forward the pusher or bottom plate a will forcethe point or brad into the sash until the front edge of suchpusher-plate reaches the limit of its movement, it being also obviousthat the extent which the points enter the sash can be regulated byincreasing or diminishing the re cesses or seats in the outer end of thepusherplate a.

By making the magazine the slidable member and operating it by a leveradapted to be manipulated by one of the fingers, in the manner shown, itrequires but a minimum finger-power to feed the point in a properposition, and leaves the thumb and hand in such condition as to admit ofa free grasp of the handle and the full hand and thumb pressure forforcing the point in the sash.

While I prefer to provide a single lever device J, operated by theoutward pressure of the finger, it is manifest that a compound leverdevice, operated by inward pressure of the finger, may be employed toforce the magazine outward.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-

1. An implement of the kind described comprising a holder for containingthe fasteners, and having means for feeding the same in proper position,a presser-plate having a handle member, said plate normally extendingunder the holder, such holder being sup ported and held to slide on thepresser-plate whereby to bring its discharge-mouth in advance of suchpresser-plate as and for the purposes described.

2. An implement for the purposes described, com prising a frame having apresser-plate and a handle member, a point holder having means forautomatically feeding the points in place said holder beinglongitudinally movable on the presser-plate, and a finger-operated meansfor forcing the said holder outward to bring its discharge-mouth inadvance of the presser-plate substantially as specified.

3. The combination in an implement as described, of the main frame, saidframe having a shoe or bearing member and ahandle member, thefeed-magazine, held to slide on the shoe member and spring-pressed toits normal position and the crank-lever pivotally hung on the mainframe, and having one end held to engage the feed-magazine and the otherheld adjacent the handle, and adapted to be pressed outward by outwardfinger-pressure substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination with the shoe portion A provided with a slottedmember 13, and a handle, of the holder D held to slide on the shoe edge,having a discharge-opening at the lower end, and means for feeding thepoints through such openin g,and the crank-lever J fulcrumed in theslotted member B, having one end held in engagement with the holder D,and the other end held adjacent the handle member whereby it can bereadily engaged by the forefinger substantially as shown and described.

5. An implementfor the purposes described,

comprising a presser-plate or shoe adapted to bear directly on theglass, a slotted member 13, and a handle member, integrally or fixedlyconnected, said shoe having a groove or guideway, a feed-magazine havingguide members held to slide in the groove or guide- -way in the shoe,spring devices for holding the said magazine to its inner position andfinger-operated means for forcing such magazine to its outer position asset forth.

6. An implement for the purposes described, comprising a frame having apresser-plate and a handle member, having a fixed relation to eachother, a point-holder having a discharge at the lower end and means forfeeding the points to such discharge, said holder being longitudinallymovable on the presserplate, and having its discharge-opening s0arranged that When such holder is slid back to its normal position, saiddischarge-opening will be at a point above the presser-plate and closedthereby substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM S. MALLARD.

Witnesses:

-CHARLES E. RIORDON,

J. EDW. LUOKETT.

